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Palisades Park Junior-Senior High School

Public Grades 7-12
346th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 434 New Jersey High Schools
Better than 20% of New Jersey high schools
Summary

Palisades Park Junior-Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Palisades Park, New Jersey, with 736 students. The school faces significant challenges, as it consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests, has lower graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism compared to the state.

Academically, the school struggles, with only 37.8% of 7th graders proficient in English Language Arts and 27.4% proficient in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 57% and 38.8%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.3% and 91.3%, generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rate ranges from 1.0% to 1.7%, higher than the state's average. Additionally, the school has a chronic absenteeism rate between 11.6% and 16.6%, significantly higher than the state's average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro, which consistently ranks among the top 10 high schools in the state, Palisades Park Junior-Senior High School performs significantly worse academically. The school also struggles to support its diverse student population, with uneven performance among different subgroups. Addressing these challenges and improving resource allocation could help the school better serve its students and the Palisades Park School District.

747
Students ?
13.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,384
Per pupil spending ?
73.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 Veterans Plaza
       Palisades Park, NJ  07650

(201) 941-1100

District: Palisades Park School District


Feeder schools for Palisades Park Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:    Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center
    Lindbergh Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.9%
Asian:
22.8%
White:
7.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 45% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (79% vs 89%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school29%
District avg29%
New Jersey avg45%
Middle school
530th of 752
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 30%▼ down 42 pts since 2015
From top 29% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
346th of 434
New Jersey public high schools ?
Bottom 20%▼ down 45 pts since 2015
From top 35% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
522nd of 609Palisades Park School District among New Jersey districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202528.1530 of 75229.5%★☆☆☆☆
202423.4562 of 74324.4%★☆☆☆☆
202331.2507 of 74832.2%★★☆☆☆
202241.5416 of 74544.2%★★☆☆☆
201941.6450 of 74539.6%★★☆☆☆
201842.7428 of 71640.2%★★☆☆☆
201753.4329 of 71253.8%★★★☆☆
201658.0287 of 71359.7%★★★☆☆
201566.1205 of 71371.2%★★★★☆
201447.2429 of 71740.2%★★☆☆☆
201360.3335 of 70452.4%★★★☆☆
201251.8399 of 67741.1%★★☆☆☆
201152.3407 of 68440.5%★★☆☆☆
201050.4421 of 67737.8%★★☆☆☆
200948.5431 of 66435.1%★★☆☆☆
200839.4455 of 64028.9%★☆☆☆☆
200750.7411 of 63134.9%★★☆☆☆
200637.2456 of 61525.9%★☆☆☆☆
200542.6414 of 59930.9%★★☆☆☆
200440.8408 of 58830.6%★★☆☆☆
200340.6408 of 57428.9%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202537.2146 of 20428.4%★☆☆☆☆
202427.8155 of 20022.5%★☆☆☆☆
202310.8176 of 20112.4%★☆☆☆☆
202225.9158 of 20021.0%★☆☆☆☆
201927.0158 of 19920.6%★☆☆☆☆
201843.7128 of 20036.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202534.0214 of 34337.6%★★☆☆☆
202425.6274 of 32014.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.2256 of 28811.1%★☆☆☆☆
202227.6211 of 27021.9%★☆☆☆☆
201934.1143 of 22737.0%★★☆☆☆
201834.7130 of 20235.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202528.1518 of 72828.8%★☆☆☆☆
202422.8556 of 71722.5%★☆☆☆☆
202323.0554 of 72023.1%★☆☆☆☆
202234.0462 of 72636.4%★★☆☆☆
201940.3438 of 70337.7%★★☆☆☆
201833.3480 of 68029.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202519.4521 of 60814.3%★☆☆☆☆
202415.7540 of 5898.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.9534 of 5879.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.3506 of 59114.4%★☆☆☆☆
201926.1403 of 52423.1%★☆☆☆☆
201819.7430 of 50414.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202534.4421 of 61331.3%★★☆☆☆
202429.8430 of 58426.4%★☆☆☆☆
202329.9405 of 56828.7%★☆☆☆☆
202260.0124 of 54977.4%★★★★☆
201956.8183 of 54166.2%★★★☆☆
201849.4242 of 52253.6%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202527.6520 of 72628.4%★☆☆☆☆
202426.5519 of 71927.8%★☆☆☆☆
202337.2427 of 71840.5%★★☆☆☆
202247.1350 of 73052.1%★★★☆☆
201938.8433 of 69737.9%★★☆☆☆
201850.3335 of 67550.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202522.5432 of 50714.8%★☆☆☆☆
202436.9295 of 51042.2%★★☆☆☆
202367.786 of 50583.0%★★★★☆
202239.2277 of 53548.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
20248.3484 of 5105.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202266.3148 of 51271.1%★★★★☆
201918.1440 of 50412.7%★☆☆☆☆
201823.7420 of 49715.5%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202522.7346 of 43420.3%★☆☆☆☆
202427.6325 of 42924.2%★☆☆☆☆
202330.0274 of 42235.1%★★☆☆☆
202227.0287 of 41530.8%★★☆☆☆
202136.2225 of 40544.4%★★☆☆☆
201929.4278 of 41633.2%★★☆☆☆
201829.4292 of 41529.6%★★☆☆☆
201729.6278 of 41132.4%★★☆☆☆
201646.7176 of 40957.0%★★★☆☆
201549.8143 of 40664.8%★★★☆☆
201458.4226 of 41145.0%★★☆☆☆
201345.7277 of 39630.1%★★☆☆☆
201240.7283 of 38827.1%★☆☆☆☆
201150.3245 of 37835.2%★★☆☆☆
201057.7204 of 37145.0%★★☆☆☆
200951.6234 of 37036.8%★★☆☆☆
200856.9202 of 35943.7%★★☆☆☆
200759.9179 of 36150.4%★★★☆☆
200657.0204 of 35742.9%★★☆☆☆
200535.5264 of 35124.8%★☆☆☆☆
200450.7221 of 34836.5%★★☆☆☆
200338.3250 of 34327.1%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202543.2122 of 19035.8%★★☆☆☆
202446.6105 of 19145.0%★★☆☆☆
202335.3106 of 17238.4%★★☆☆☆
202215.2155 of 17511.4%★☆☆☆☆
202132.5121 of 16526.7%★☆☆☆☆
201915.1173 of 1919.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.4160 of 19819.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202525.9172 of 21520.0%★☆☆☆☆
202426.3143 of 19125.1%★☆☆☆☆
202334.196 of 16140.4%★★☆☆☆
202233.181 of 13740.9%★★☆☆☆
202174.912 of 10188.1%★★★★☆
201938.470 of 13849.3%★★★☆☆
201829.1111 of 14624.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202527.9328 of 42623.0%★☆☆☆☆
202423.6343 of 42018.3%★☆☆☆☆
202332.8246 of 41640.9%★★☆☆☆
202227.7281 of 41432.1%★★☆☆☆
202134.8240 of 40240.3%★★☆☆☆
201922.9308 of 40824.5%★☆☆☆☆
201831.9279 of 40330.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202517.1363 of 40610.6%★☆☆☆☆
202416.1369 of 4038.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.3307 of 38520.3%★☆☆☆☆
202217.6342 of 38210.5%★☆☆☆☆
202119.5345 of 3747.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.1316 of 36413.2%★☆☆☆☆
201813.5349 of 3685.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202534.9253 of 37732.9%★★☆☆☆
202439.5214 of 35840.2%★★☆☆☆
202344.4131 of 34461.9%★★★☆☆
202249.3113 of 32465.1%★★★☆☆
202163.750 of 32684.7%★★★★☆
201942.4167 of 34751.9%★★★☆☆
201836.4216 of 34537.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202520.1339 of 42620.4%★☆☆☆☆
202431.1291 of 41930.5%★★☆☆☆
202327.8263 of 41436.5%★★☆☆☆
202224.7284 of 41030.7%★★☆☆☆
202138.2217 of 40246.0%★★☆☆☆
201931.6247 of 40739.3%★★☆☆☆
201824.1313 of 40522.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202530.4255 of 35929.0%★☆☆☆☆
202465.878 of 36178.4%★★★★☆
202320.1297 of 33912.4%★☆☆☆☆
202237.3185 of 34446.2%★★☆☆☆
202129.5230 of 33330.9%★★☆☆☆
201938.1191 of 34945.3%★★☆☆☆
201839.3189 of 35546.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202518.9305 of 34712.1%★☆☆☆☆
202422.6291 of 34515.7%★☆☆☆☆
20235.6323 of 3353.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202244.5145 of 33556.7%★★★☆☆
202124.4264 of 33621.4%★☆☆☆☆
201920.8270 of 33920.4%★☆☆☆☆
201814.9310 of 3408.8%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school
Female (2025)29th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)28th percentile~ school
Male (2025)28th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)15th percentile-15 vs school
Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-15 vs school
White (2024)5th percentile-19 vs school
High school
Asian (2025)36th percentile+16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)20th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile~ school
White (2025)12th percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts34%-21 vs state
Algebra I22%-15 vs state
Mathematics20%-11 vs state
Science18%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, April 27, 2020

Open Quote PROS: VP - Mr. Donohue, truly cares for his students. The Guidance Counselor Mrs. Ketkwa is also dedicated to her students and I'm sure many of the teachers are. I really wish I had better things to say about the HS.

CONS:
Lack of extracurricular activities, PRACTICALLY NO SPORTS, old computer equipment, no LAB, lack of the arts, bad CHORUS, decent Theatre director, the field is terrible and has never been fixed, even though its very big. Overall the District doesn't seem to care about being GREAT.

I'm dissapointed that I chose this district to live in. The elemantary school was good but I wouldn't recommend the high school to anyone. I feel bad that I put my kids here and believe that it's limited their potential to experience more in HS. Luckily, we're involved parents and we get to travel a little bit and go to museums which is more than I had as a kid. Close Quote





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Palisades Park Junior-Senior High School ranks in the bottom 20.3% of New Jersey high schools.

Palisades Park Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center
Elementary : Lindbergh Elementary School

Students at Palisades Park Junior-Senior High School are 67% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 8% White, 2% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 747 students attended Palisades Park Junior-Senior High School.

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